[svlug] MICROSOFT VS LINUX

[George Bonser]

On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Dan Bethe wrote:

> 	one way around that, is to get your personal "kung fu" up to par
> with the situation, and have a working alternative ready for the
> inevitable disaster.  You dont say "i could have a linux server up in 15
> minutes."  You say "I have my replacement on the job." or "my failover
> system took over immediately when the primary one failed."

Yup, and the namager screams "YOU DID WHAT?, GET THAT MACHINE OFF OF MY
NETWORK ***>> N O W <<***. And by the way, pack your things, you are outta
here."


> 	People like to run things on an error level.  i.e., everything
> based upon failure.  They dont learn to not play with fire until
> stop-drop-n-roll. 

The trouble is that FUD is very effective in today's IT environment
because the technology has advanced so far beyond the average manager's
skillset that they fear ANYTHING that might screw up the CEO's email. They
do not want to see how reliable it is, they want to be assured ahead of
time, in major industry press, that it is safe. In shops where the
management has some technical savvy, Linux has no problem, they understand
that it is ok. The degree of Microsoft penetration into an IT shop is
usually inversely related to the technical skills of management. 

Managers without technical skills go with Microsoft like people that can't
read go for picture books.



George Bonser

The Linux "We're never going out of business" sale at an FTP site near you!


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